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gclews

gclews

Joined January 2022

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Bad Monkeys | Matt Ruff
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Pickpick

This was a great book fillet with wit and imagination. A lot of humour and action to keep you gripped and a plot filled with 'what ifs' and 'maybes' right until the end. Was exactly what i needed to get me out of a bad streak of non-fiction personal development books. 9/10 recommended

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Pickpick

This is one of my favorite books with 'Korma Police' being one of the funniest wee stories I've read. Takes talent to write stupid things in a clever way. Chris McQueer is great and I'll be reading all his stuff. This book was much needed after a few disappointing reads. Can't recommend this enough.

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The 5AM Club | Robin Sharma
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Panpan

I guess there's some valid points in this. But the way it plays out, makes this book very bad. The story weaved into will put people off from the points it's trying to make. Could and should have been a leaflet. Save yourself time and read another self help book.

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Pickpick

Mr likeable makes himself a little more likeable. If you're a fan, you'll probably not learn too much but there's still a good amount of rockstar stories to make this a worthwhile and enjoyable read.

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Talent x effort = skill
Skill x effort = achievement

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Promised Land | Barack Obama
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Mehso-so

Maybe it's because I'm not familiar with American government/politics but it seems to get really technical and takes away from his overall story. However it is well written and entertaining in large parts. Some chapters are real page turners which is a credit to his storytelling. A smarter person than me probably would have loved this book.

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Pickpick

Private detective gets a lucrative and important case that sees him meet a lot of increasingly strange characters. My type of book. Very entertaining, fast paced and easy read. The characters and story is fun throughout. Concept is interesting and sets up the unique adventure.

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Pickpick

This is a relevant book for now. For someone with not much understanding of the subject, it was easy to understand and enjoyable to read.

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Panpan

This book made some good points but was way longer than it needed to be and didn't seem to focus on one thing. You can take away some things but I don't think there's anything groundbreaking in here

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If everything is important, then nothing is

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Pickpick

This wasn't what I was expecting from a Malcolm Gladwell book. I'm used to him telling interesting stories and attaching them to a theory in order to help you understand why or how something is the way it is. However, you can tell that he has a love for the history he is retelling and his style of telling a story still shines through to make this a great read. I would know a lot more about history of it was explained by Gladwell